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as in assemblage
a body of people come together in one place
the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station
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as in congregation
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory
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Recent Examples of assembly
As explained in a follow-up explainer TikTok, the entire project, from the coding to assembly, came together in just two days.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The bill now heads to the state assembly's education committee for review.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Like Dijon, svn4vr uses a dexterous, soulful rasp to fight for emotional truth from within songs that occupy shifting senses of space and bear the seams of digital assembly.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Presented by the nonpartisan nonprofit Freedom Forum, the Freely Festival highlighted the power of music alongside the fundamental freedoms protected by the First Amendment — speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The bill now heads to the state assembly's education committee for review.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Like Dijon, svn4vr uses a dexterous, soulful rasp to fight for emotional truth from within songs that occupy shifting senses of space and bear the seams of digital assembly.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Presented by the nonpartisan nonprofit Freedom Forum, the Freely Festival highlighted the power of music alongside the fundamental freedoms protected by the First Amendment — speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly
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The later galleries are spent building up to Duchamp’s final work, Étant donnés (1966), an assemblage in which a peephole in a shut door reveals a nude woman laying on a hill.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The cut opens with a robotic assemblage of classic synth sounds that briefly gives way to swinging drums and a bright piano melody.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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As each week’s Shabbat morning service comes to a close at Temple Beth El in West Palm Beach an unusual tradition unfolds as the congregation prepares to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish.—
Stewart Ain,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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These congregations just completely dispense with any allegiance to the American idea of pluralism or anything but White Christian nationalism.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wednesday's meeting lasted more than two hours, and Sharif was accompanied by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Morine Ngum, a mother of three whose husband was shot dead in 2022 by Cameroonian soldiers while fighting as a separatist, expressed doubt that the pope’s visit and peace meeting would lead to meaningful change.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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As movie theater owners and studio executives converge on Las Vegas this week for the annual CinemaCon trade conference, a rare sentiment is emerging — optimism.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Those programs included basketball tournaments, teen conferences, and free meals throughout the day.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to church officials, the federal government notified the organization in late March that the funding would be terminated.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Since then, Human Rights Watch asserted, the authorities have demolished hundreds of church buildings or the crosses atop them, prevented adherents from gathering in unofficial churches, restricted access to the Bible, and confiscated religious materials not authorized by the government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Leo spoke during a gathering of top bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq, an Eastern Rite Catholic church whose clerics are in Rome to elect a new patriarch.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The classic mint tea enjoyed at nearly every social gathering in the North African country.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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For now, the feature appears limited to Chrome’s Gemini side panel.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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But while Moore named a panel in November that proposed the new map for Maryland, the governor could not prevail on the heavily Democratic Maryland Senate to approve it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Despite the challenges, Republican candidates and convention attendees showed up hopeful for their odds — with especially strong enthusiasm behind the two candidates for governor, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News commentator Steven Hilton.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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On a recent episode of House of Halliwell, Combs shared that Doherty wanted the group to do a Charmed convention one day.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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